Travel Blogs from Siquijor, Philippines

... an answer for the pain that she still suffers. So this morning we rented a motorbike and struck off into the interior of Siquijor, an island that's entire coastline covers a distance of just 72 kilometres, in search of a witch. Lonely Planet ...

... of the more talkative persons i've met in the last few weeks. I mentioned how lovely, friendly and smiley people in the Philippines seem to be; Emilio agreed and said it's because "here in the Philippines, we are happy because we have time to ...

... actually going in the correct direction and when to jump ship! Next day we caught one of the numerous "OceanJet" ferries across to Siquijor for about a fiver each and the adventure began! The usual mob of taxis/tricycles/men with mopeds met us at the pier ...

... any cars. There are beautiful empty beaches and lush rain forest up in the mountains. So if you come to the Philippines, give Siquijor a try. We coincided our visit to the island with the healing festival that we'd read about in the ...

... once and we we Never know how long we will be on this planet. we ended up spending five days on Siquijor island exploring the beaches, hiking in the rainforest and meeting the locals. We even met a spiritual healer. The island is famous for ...

... bacon cheeseburger at the Danish Lagoon, and it was huge! We had been hearing about it all week as the best burger in Siquijor. It's a good thing we decided to share it. But it did the trick! We checked into a cottage for 2 nights at Royal ...

... sprinkled with a few hotels and guesthouses there’s not a great deal here. I met several people previously in the Philippines who have raved about Siquijor and stayed here for a week. I suppose if you only have your three weeks ‘holiday’ ...

Every morning Jon gets up just before sunrise to take a long walk on the beach during low tide. He likes it because he gets some exercise, doesn't have to worry about getting a sunburn, and can look at all the cool stuff that is living in the tide ...

... . We had commited to staying here so we just needed a nice day, for once.
That's what we got. All of a sudden the Philippines is amazing, travelling is ace and everything is just downright great. All it takes is some fucking sun. It does also help that ...

Jon found an awesome shell on the beach today but of course it was inhabited by a hermit crab. We decided that the shell was way to big for him though so we put him in the sink with a smaller shell to see if he would move. He didn't. We ...

We found out about the small island just off Negros a short time before. Siquijor is considered by many Filipinos to be a mystical island, full of witches and other supernatural phenomena!.. Its a tiny island that can be driven all the way round on ...

Siquijor is most well-known among the Philippines for the many practicing faith-healers, or witch doctors. We have heard stories while we have been here and today was the day that we went to go find one. The guys at Coral Cay gave us ...

... basically take care of them like family (the caretakers even call them mom and dad) and are doing everything they can to help the little girl. On a lighter note, we had a great time hanging out with him and will definitely be back to Siquijor to visit! ...

... time it was part of Negros Oriental. During the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, the Spaniards called the island as Island of Fire. Siquijor is commonly associated with mystic traditions that the island's growing tourism industry capitalizes ...

... us chicken and mango soup. She wont let us leave until we see their cottages and promise to stay when we come back to Siquijor. She even gives me a handmade bag with their name stitched on it ''for souvenir and promotion''. We finally make it back ...

... wander around the square. As we have taken to having just two meals a day we were both pretty hungry at this point.
The Philippines has one type of food/food house that stands out above all others (apart from bakeries), lechon manok places. I don't ...

Again after trusting local sources, we missed our boat next morning to Siquijor. It's not easy to move around in the Philippines. Buses/ boats don’t really have a fixed schedule. Some depart when full or around a certain time. The best thing is to ...

... and bought some anti-diarrhea tablets. Popped the first in, went to port and hoped for the best. Thankfully I got the ticket to Siquijor on a fastcraft (Delta Line) which gave me some relief. That bangka hell ride was and still is fresh in my mind. The ...

... could be so different. 400 Year Old Balete Tree My plans took a turn when I chatted with a stall vendor about Siquijor's mysterious healers. I would require local knowledge to seek them out so I negotiated with a motorbike driver to take me to the ...

... around the jeep and we'd been waiting for over 2 hours. She bust her phone in the rage. I was none too pleased either, the Philippines is edging closer and closer to being a disaster. Ok disaster is strong but even though we have had some fun days, on the ...

... the port. Then started running as a boat I could catch was just leaving. I divd on, payed the money and I was on my way to Siquijor Island.
The whole tie I was desperate for the toilet but had no where to go - this boat was basic! I had a guy next to ...

From Camiguin we headed on to Siquijor, another small island in the Visayas. The first two days we rented a motorbike. In exploration of the island we cruised along the coastal road and drove through tiny settlements in the hilly interior. Locals were ...

Siquijor is notorious in the Philippines for its sorcerers, shamans, and witches . . . or so the old wives' tale goes. Our group of fifteen wannabe witch hunters wanted to verify this superstition for ourselves so we wasted no time in plotting out our ...